Hand painted pink on cheeks. Sitter was landscape, marine and historical painter who worked primarily in Philadelphia., Pad: Red velvet. Flower in center within scrolling border., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Design is called The Bird and the Grape Vine and is plate 89 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A.S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Produced ca. 1854. Geometric design on verso., Adhesive label on cover glass: W.A.K. Martin Artist., Case spine is broken.
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2005.1.3]
Hand colored pale pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet with central floral motif., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Central medalion surrounded by curving scrolls. Same design on verso.
Date
ca. 1852
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2005.1.4]
Hand colored very pale pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark red velvet with geometric border. Embossed: Keenan 248 South Second St. Philada., Mat: Octagonal., Case: Leather. Spray with one rose and one bud within a nonpareil-like border. Geometric design on verso.
Creator
Keenan, John A., photographer
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8535]
Charlotte is sitting facing slightly to her right, her left hand holding a book on her lap. Her daughter Ellen is leaning into Charlotte, her left hand raised to her cheek., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet, photographer's imprint embossed in the center: Richards, 179 Chesnut St., Philada. Scrolled border., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. A grape vine with two birds, one perched on a bough, the other flying toward the vine. Modified nonpareil border. No design on verso., See Conarroe Family research file. See also Anne Ayer Verplanck, Facing Philadelphia: Social Functions of Silhouettes, Miniatures, and Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860, (Ph.D. diss., College of William and Mary, 1996), pg. 226 and fig. 37., Gift of Hugh P. Brinton, January 3, 1977.
Creator
Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg), photographer
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8259.F.4]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: S. Broadbent., Case: Leather. Lacking front cover. Geometric design in center, swirls all around.
Creator
Broadbent, Samuel, 1810-1880, photographer
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8553]
Her left arm is resting on a table. She is holding a book in her left hand and her eyeglasses in her right hand. Hand colored very pale pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet with geometric border. Embossed: Hutchinson, Daguerreotypist., Mat: Ornamented nonpareil., Case: Leather. Geometric diamond design in center. Same design on verso.
Creator
Hutchinson, Thomas, photographer
Date
ca. 1856
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9577.2]
Group portrait of four men including Samuel H. Porter, a Philadelphia doctor. Two of the men stand in the middle with the others seated on chairs on either side., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet embossed Van Loan 120 Arch St. Phila. Geometric border., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Geometric design with an ornate nonpareil-like design in the center surrounded by vertical lines and a scrolled border. A different geometric design on verso., Manuscript note behind the image identifies the sitters as Dr. Charles Kingsbury, Dr. French Alseael, S.H. Porter, and Royal L. Burgh.
Creator
Van Loan, Samuel, photographer
Date
ca. 1856
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9560.2]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark purple velvet. No design., Mat: Oval. Imprint stamped on mat: M. A. Root Philada., Case: Leather. Elongated oval within a geometric oval. Stamped on verso: Root Gallery. Cook Artist. Cor Chestnut & Fifth. Phila.
Creator
Cook, George S. (George Smith), 1819-1902, photographer
Date
ca. 1857
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Root [P.9844.53]
Portrait depicting Conarroe in profile., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet. Large spray of flowers in the center. Geometric border all around., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. Spray of flowers within a modified nonpareil border. No design on verso., See Conarroe Family research file. See also Anne Ayer Verplanck, Facing Philadelphia: Social Functions of Silhouettes, Miniatures, and Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860, (Ph.D. diss., College of William and Mary, 1996), fig. 38., Gift of Hugh P. Brinton, January 3, 1977.
Creator
Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg), photographer
Date
ca. 1857
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8259.F.2 ]
Bust length portrait., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Green velvet. Spray of flowers in center with floral border., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Large spray of flowers within an octagonal border. No design on verso. Same design on cover as Richards image of George W. Connaroe (8259.F.1)., See Anne Ayer Verplanck, Facing Philadelphia: Social Functions of Silhouettes, Miniatures, and Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860, (Ph.D. diss., College of William and Mary, 1996), section of Chapter IV, Wood Family Daguerreotypes, pp. 221-233. See research folder for biographical information about the Wood Family.
Creator
Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg), photographer
Date
ca. 1856
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.5]
Waist-length portrait of Philadelphia merchant, Gilbert Pryor, facing slightly to the right. He wears a jacket, high-collared shirt, and wide necktie. At the time of this portrait, Pryor worked on North Front Street. He had lived in Philadelphia for over twenty years pursuing work as varied as tailor, clerk, and accountant. Pryor does not appear in Philadelphia city directories after 1855., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet; Urn of leaves in center. scroll work all around. Embossed: Root, 140 Chestnut St., Philada., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Spray of flowers with one rose in center within a double elliptical border. Geometric design on verso. Accompanied by manuscript note: Gilbert C. Pryor about 1856.
Creator
Root, M. A. (Marcus Aurelius), 1808-1888, photographer
Date
ca. 1856
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9643.1]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Ornamented oval., Case: Leather with a very ornate geometric design. Lacking cover., Gift of Mrs. A. Douglas Oliver, August 22, 1977.
Date
ca. 1856
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8326.F.4]
Young Anna Lea Bakewell is sitting sideways on a chair, facing to her right. She wears a woolen cloak. Her hair is parted in the middle. Hand colored pink on cheeks, and hand coloring on her cloak., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet. Geometric design with fancy swirls., Mat: Curved oval., Case: Leather. A small spray of flowers is in an oval bordered by a curved oval. Scrolls all around. Same design on back., See Lea Family Research File., Gift of Mrs. A. Douglas Oliver, August 22, 1977.
Date
ca. 1857
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8326.F.7]
Depicts Wood as a young man, wearing a big black bow tie. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep purple velvet. No design., Mat: Oval. Stamped on left bottom corner: S. Broadbent., Case: Leather. No design., See Anne Ayer Verplanck, Facing Philadelphia: Social Functions of Silhouettes, Miniatures, and Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860, (Ph.D. diss., College of William and Mary, 1996), section of Chapter IV, Wood Family Daguerreotypes, pp. 221-233. See research folder for biographical information about the Wood Family.
Creator
Broadbent, Samuel, 1810-1880, photographer
Date
ca. 1857
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.18]
Hand colored., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet with geometric design., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather with fanciful gold stamped floral and leaf design. This design is The Lily Motif and is reproduced opposite page 65 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) A thin gold border is on the back, but no design., Sitter may possibly be one of Henry B. Swift's sisters, Caroline, Hannah or Mary, or possibly his wife, Emma. See Henry B. Swift research file.
Creator
Swift, Henry B., photographer
Date
ca. 1856
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2004.9.4]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet. Embossed: Franklin Gallery No. 1 North 11th Street., Mat: Ornamented oval., Case: Leather. Spray of three roses in a nonpareil-like border. Same design on verso.
Creator
Franklin Gallery, photographer
Date
ca. 1856
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9841.24]
A sweet faced, seated, nine year old Wood is wearing a jacket with buttons down the front and a white collar. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep purple velvet. No design., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint on mat: S. Broadbent., Case: Leather. No design on front or back., See Anne Ayer Verplanck, Facing Philadelphia: Social Functions of Silhouettes, Miniatures, and Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860, (Ph.D. diss., College of William and Mary, 1996), section of Chapter IV, Wood Family Daguerreotypes, pp. 221-233. See research folder for biographical information about the Wood Family.
Creator
Broadbent, Samuel, 1810-1880, photographer
Date
ca. 1858
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.17]
Seated portrait of a matronly Randolph wearing a black taffeta dress with a tight fitting bodice and a white scarf. She is also wearing white gloves. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet embossed: Willard 120 W. Market St. 8 Doors E. Schl. 6th St. [i.e. 17th St.], Mat: Modified non pareil., Case: Leather. In a circle in the center are grapes and other fruits, surrounded by a six pointed star. Same design on verso., Julianna Randolph was the aunt of Julianna Randolph Wood, 1810-1885. See Anne Ayer Verplanck, Facing Philadelphia: Social Functions of Silhouettes, Miniatures, and Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860, (Ph.D. diss., College of William and Mary, 1996), section of Chapter IV, Wood Family Daguerreotypes, pp. 221-233. See research folder for biographical information about the Wood Family.
Creator
Willard, Oliver H., d. 1876, photographer
Date
ca. 1857
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.9]
Portrait of a mature Conarroe looking slightly to his left. He has frown marks on his forehead., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet. Photographer's embossed imprint in the center is torn and illegible. Geometric border all around., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint embossed on pad: Richards 179 Chestnut St. Philada., Case: Leather. Large spray of flowers within an octagonal border. No design on verso., Conarroe was a Philadelphia portrait and genre painter. See Conarroe Family research file., Gift of Hugh P. Brinton, January 3, 1977.
Creator
Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg), photographer
Date
ca. 1857
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8259.F.1]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Ornamented elliptical. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: Dinmore, Phil., Case: Leather. Lacking cover. Small geometric design in center surrounded by scrolls. Fancy scrolls at each corner.
Creator
Dinmore, Walter, photographer
Date
ca. 1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9957.1]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Ornamented oval. Photographer's imprint: Germon. 702 Chest. St. Phila., Case: Leather. Lacking cover. Floral spray within an oval. Lines radiating out to a double elliptical border.
Creator
Germon, W. L. (Washington Lafayette), 1822-1877, photographer
Date
ca. 1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9563]
Waist-length portrait of a seated young woman facing forward. She wears a bonnet on her head and her dress is adorned with a large lace collar and cuffs. Her right arm rests on a table., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Pad: Red velvet embossed "Willard Market St. Ab 16th Philada." Geometric border., Mat: Fancy nonpareil., Case: Leather. Geometric design with a small oval surrounded by fanciful leaves within four scrolls. Same design on verso.
Creator
Willard, Oliver H., d. 1876, photographer
Date
ca. 1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9636.2]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Ornamented oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: Germon. 702 Chest. St. Phila., Case: Leather. Lacking cover. Small urn on a pedestal in the center surrounded by ornate scrolls and swirls.
Creator
Germon, W. L. (Washington Lafayette), 1822-1877, photographer
Date
ca. 1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8504.1]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded orange velvet embossed Willard No.1628 Market St. Geometric scrolled border., Mat: Ornamented double elliptical., Case: Leather. A geometric design with a small sunburst within four scrolls. Same design on verso.
Creator
Willard, Oliver H., d. 1876, photographer
Date
ca. 1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9561.16]
Her right foot is on the chair, her left foot is on the floor. She is holding onto the arm of the chair with her right hand. Hand colored pink on dress., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Oval, Case: Leather. Lacking cover. A rose and leaves are within a 12 sided modified oval. Scroll work all around.
Date
ca. 1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9491.6]
White collar and cuffs on her dress. Her right hand is resting on a table, and a book is in her left hand., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet embossed Willard Market St. 1630 Philada. Geometric scrolled border., Mat: Fancy nonpareil., Case: Leather. A short urn with stylized leaves within a fancy scrolled border. Same design on verso.
Creator
Willard, Oliver H., d. 1876, photographer
Date
ca. 1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9844.52]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet. Rose in an oval in the center with scrolls all around., Mat: Onamented ornate elliptical., Case: Leather. In center, an urn overflowing with flowers and leaves within a modified nonpareil border. The design of the case is called The Romanesque Urn and is plate 141 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Produced in large quantity and a number of variants, ca. 1857., Gift of Mr. E. Perot Walker, May 23, 1980.
Date
ca. 1857
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8514.3]
Conarroe is sitting sideways facing right. Her hair is parted in the middle and pulled back, with curls hanging down on the sides. She is wearing lace gloves and her left arm is resting on a table with a patterned tablecloth. A book and a beaded purse (?) rest on the table beside her., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Purple silk., Mat: Ornamented octagonal., Case: Leather. Spray of roses in a square border. The design of the case is called The Delicate Roses, variant and is plate 124 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Generally produced in large quantity, circa 1845. Same design on verso., See Conarroe Family research file., Gift of Hugh P. Brinton, January 3, 1977.
Creator
Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg), photographer
Date
ca. 1857
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8259.F.5]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red-orange silk. No design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. A lovely, delicate spray of mixed flowers is in a fancy multi-curved border. Same design on verso., Etched on the bottom of the plate is the signature of the daguerreotypist: Marvin - Artist, 116 Chesnut St. Phila. See Board report of November 9, 1999., Inscribed below the plate: M.A.G.F. Curtis 1864; 1864.
Creator
Marvin, P. B., photographer
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9740]
Portrait of a young, handsome Spencer wearing a vest and a fancy tie., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Ornamented nonpareil., Case: Thermoplastic. Lacking cover. Geometric design. This design is #3-119 in Nineteenth Century Photographic Cases and Wall Frames by Paul K. Berg (Huntington Beach, Ca. 92647: Huntington Valley Press, 1995.) It is designated as scarce., Gift of Mrs. A Douglas Oliver, August 22, 1977.
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8326.F.8a]
Hand colored pale pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet embossed "Van Loan's Rooms 126 Arch St., Philada." Geometric border with swirls., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Eagle with outstretched wings, sitting on a branch within a nonpareil-like border. Swirls all around. Geometric design on verso.
Creator
Van Loan, Samuel, photographer
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9792]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet. Urn with flowers in center, scroll work all around., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. Flowers and leaves are In a circle within a six pointed star. Same design on verso.
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9025.36]
Seated portrait. Her hair is cropped short. She wears a plaid dress. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet. Spray of flowers in center surrounded by scrolls., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Small urn on a pedestal in the center surrounded by ornate scrolls and swirls., See Lea Family Research File., Gift of Mrs. A. Douglas Oliver, August 22, 1977.
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8326.F.3]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark red velvet with geometric border. Embossed: Keenan 248 South Second St. Philada., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Spray of three tulips within a nonpareil-like border. Geometric design on verso.
Creator
Keenan, John A., photographer
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9561.7]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep purple velvet. No design. Newspaper clipping containing biographical information on Hall is pasted on the pad., Mat: Oval., Case: Thermoplastic. Geometric design. This design is #3-14 in Nineteenth Century Photographic Cases and Wall Frames by Paul K. Berg (Huntington Beach, Ca. 92647: Huntington Valley Press, 1995.) It is designated as rare., Hall was the first President of the Philadelphia Board of Education. See also Board Report for November 19, 1991.
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9362]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red silk. No design., Mat: Ornamented oval., Case: Leather with border of scrolls. Photographer's imprint stamped in gold on verso: Swift & Mahan, 312 Market St., Philadelphia.
Creator
Swift & Mahan, photographer
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9678.2]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded burgundy velvet., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. It is shaped like a book and is similar to Fig. 42 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) The case manufacturer is identified as H. A. Eichmeyer of Philadelphia.
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.28]
Informal group portrait of seven men standing., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet with a scroll design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. One rose surrounded by leaves within a nonpareil like border., See Board report of November 17, 1992., Gift of Charles Dorman, November 2, 1992.
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9403.1]
Her right arm is resting on a table, and her right hand is under her chin. She is holding a small book or cased photograph in her left hand which is resting on her lap., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Lacking cover. A spray of flowers with one rose within a modified nonpareil border.
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9491.5]
Portrait of a serious looking Maria is looking straight ahead. She is wearing a high necked dress with a brooch., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Pale apricot colored velvet with a leaf design within a star border., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Small urn of flowers within an inverted octagonal border. Photographer's imprint stamped in gold on verso: Swift & Mahan, 312 Market St. Phila., See Conarroe Family research file., Gift of Hugh P. Brinton, January 3, 1977.
Creator
Swift & Mahan, photographer
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8259.F.10]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark red velvet with fancy border. Embossed in center Reimer's Gallery 397 N. 2nd St., ab Green Philadelphia., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather: Geometric design within a quatrefoil. Scroll work all around. Same design on verso.
Creator
Reimer, Benjamin, 1826-1899, photographer
Date
ca. 1854
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8896.2]
He is holding an unidentifiable object in his left hand. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Raised red velvet with tulip design., Mat: Double elliptical. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: R. N. Keely, 332 N. 2d St., Philada., Case: Leather. Case is shaped like a book with the word Souvenir gold stamped on the spine. Elaborate design of mixed flowers and leaves is gold stamped on the front and back. Edges are painted in gold., See Board report November 18, 1996., LCP purchase.
Creator
Keely, Robert N., photographer
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9518.3]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep purple velvet with green geometric design in center., Mat: Ornamented oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: McClees, Phila., Case: Thermoplastic. Design of beehive and farm implements. This design is similar to #I-90 and #I-91, Beehive, Farm Motif, in Nineteenth Century Photographic Cases and Wall Frames by Paul K. Berg (Huntington Beach, Ca. 92647: Huntington Valley Press, 1995.) Same design on verso. Manuscript note on recto identifies the sitter: John Gummere.
Creator
M'Clees, Jas. E. (James E.), photographer
Date
ca. 1854
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9208.8]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet. Embossed: Tyson's Gallery 272 N. Second St. above Willow Philadelphia, Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Spray of mixed flowers within a nonpareil-like border. Geometric design on verso.
Creator
Tyson, Thomas H., photographer
Date
ca.1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9831.2]
Portrait of deceased elderly man with closed eyes wearing a high-collared shirt and jacket and resting his head on a pillow., Title supplied by cataloger., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark red velvet with geometric border. Embossed: Keenan 248 South Second St. Philada., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Single rose within nonpareil border surrounded by floral scroll work. Same design on verso.
Creator
Keenan, John A., photographer
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2011.13]
Waist-length portait of a young man with a sparse beard wearing a jacket, vest, high-collared shirt, and necktie., Title supplied by cataloger., Pad: Green velvet with embossed floral design., Mat: Oval., Case: Painted leather. Central lyre motif with leafy border design on recto and verso. Paper label in case: R. Jennings, manufacturer of daguerreotype minature and jewel cases of every description, daguerretoype stock, and the patent book-case for daguerreotypes, always on hand. N.W. corner of Vine and Second streets, Philadelphia. Robert Jennings was a Philadelphia case maker in the early 1850s.
Date
ca. 1852
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2008.8]
Portrait showing Anna Jaudon Lea, hair parted in the middle, wearing a white cap, seated, and holding her two children on her lap. One child is resting his head against her shoulder., Pad: Burgundy velvet. No design., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. Within a scrolled border is a spray of flowers (lilies?) and leaves. On the back is a vertical design with six rounded corners in the center of which is a design of three small interlocking images., Anna Caroline Jaudon married Henry Charles Lea, May 27, 1850., Gift of Charles Lea Hudson, Ann L. Salmon, and Mathew C. Hudson.
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2006.32.6]
